Microbial Pathogenesis Research Area

Researchers interested in Microbial Pathogenesis

Matt Anderson

Position title: Associate Professor

Email: mzanderson@wisc.edu

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Genetics
Genetic diversity in Candida and eukaryotic microbial diversity in the microbiome

David Andes

Position title: Professor

Email: dra@medicine.wisc.edu

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Medicine/Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Antifungal activity and drug resistance

Adam Bailey

Position title: Assistant Professor

Email: albailey@wisc.edu

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Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Viral Pathogenesis, Zoonosis, & Medical Countermeasures

Helen Blackwell

Position title: Professor

Email: blackwell@chem.wisc.edu

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Chemistry
Quorum sensing in human, animal and plant-associated bacteria, artificial bacterial signaling molecules

Curtis Brandt

Position title: Professor

Email: crbrandt@wisc.edu

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Ophthalmology/Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Virology, pathogenesis of herpes simplex virus, gene therapy and antiviral drugs

Gustavo Caballero-Flores

Position title: Assistant Professor

Email: caballeroflo@wisc.edu

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Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Host-pathogen-microbiota interactions during establishment and resolution of infection

Silvia Cavagnero

Position title: Professor

Email: cavagnero@chem.wisc.edu

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Chemistry
Protein folding and aggregation in the bacterial cell: role of ribosome, molecular chaperones and prions

Joseph Dillard

Position title: Professor

Email: jpdillard@wisc.edu

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Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Molecular mechanisms of disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Johanna Elfenbein

Position title: Associate Professor

Email: jelfenbein@wisc.edu

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Pathobiological Sciences
Molecular mechanisms of Salmonella gut colonization and transmission

Katrina Forest

Position title: Professor

Email: forest@bact.wisc.edu

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Bacteriology
Structural biology of pathogenesis

Thomas Friedrich

Position title: Professor

Email: tfriedri@wisc.edu

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Pathobiological Science
RNA virus evolution and pathogenesis

Paul Friesen

Position title: Professor

Email: pfriesen@wisc.edu

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Biochemistry
Molecular biology of eukaryotic DNA viruses, apoptosis and retrotransposons

Emile Gluck-Thaler

Position title: Assistant Professor

Email: gluckthaler@wisc.edu

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Plant Pathology
Molecular and evolutionary determinants of fungal pathogenesis

Katie Henzler-Wildman

Position title: Professor

Email: henzlerwildm@wisc.edu

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Biochemistry
Molecular mechanisms of drug efflux and bacterial secondary active transport

Gaelen Hess

Position title: Assistant Professor

Email: ghess3@wisc.edu

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Biomolecular Chemistry
Molecular Mechanisms of Secreted Effectors from Bacterial Pathogens

Andrew Hryckowian

Position title: Assistant Professor

Email: hryckowian@medicine.wisc.edu

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Medicine/Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Gut microbiome-host interactions

Christina Hull

Position title: Professor

Email: cmhull@wisc.edu

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Biomolecular Chemistry/Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Molecular mechanisms of development and disease among human fungal pathogens

Tu Anh Huynh

Position title: Assistant Professor

Email: thuynh6@wisc.edu

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Food Science
Mechanisms of bacterial signaling, adaptation, pathogenesis, and antibiotic resistance

Robert Kalejta

Position title: Professor

Email: rfkalejta@wisc.edu

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Oncology
Human cytomegalovirus chromatin structure, transcription, and immune evasion

Yoshihiro Kawaoka

Position title: Professor

Email: kawaokay@svm.vetmed.wisc.edu

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Pathobiological Sciences
Molecular mechanism of interspecies transmission of virus leading to pandemics in humans

Nancy Keller

Position title: Professor

Email: npkeller@wisc.edu

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Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Host and pathogen signals governing pathogenesis by fungi

Bruce Klein

Position title: Professor

Email: bsklein@wisc.edu

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Pediatrics/Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Microbial-host interactions and pathogenesis

Laura Knoll

Position title: Professor

Email: ljknoll@wisc.edu

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Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Molecular mechanisms of development and pathogenesis of Toxoplasma gondii

Mark Mandel

Position title: Professor

Email: mmandel@wisc.edu

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Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Bacterial colonization of host epithelial tissue, Vibrio fischeri-squid symbiosis

Elebeoba May

Position title: Associate Professor

Email: emay5@wisc.edu

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Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Multi-scale, predictive models of host-pathogen interactions and biological systems

Charlie Mo

Position title: Assistant Professor

Email: cymo@wisc.edu

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Bacteriology
Interface between CRISPR-Cas systems, bacterial variation and selection

Jeniel Nett

Position title: Associate Professor

Email: jenett@medicine.wisc.edu

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Medicine/Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Immune responses to fungal biofilm infection

David O'Connor

Position title: Professor

Email: dhoconno@wisc.edu

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Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Genomics, pathogenesis, and immunology of viral diseases

Shelby O'Connor

Position title: Professor

Email: slfeinberg@wisc.edu

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Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Host and vaccine-elicited pathogen immunity

Caitlin Pepperell

Position title: Professor

Email: cspepper@medicine.wisc.edu

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Medicine/Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Ecology and evolution of infectious diseases

Matt Reynolds

Position title: Assistant Professor

Email: mrreynol@wisc.edu

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Pathobiological Sciences
Investigate adaptive immune responses to prevent or eliminate AIDS virus infections

Suzana Salcedo

Position title: Associate Professor

Email: ssalcedo@wisc.edu

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Pathobiological Sciences
How bacteria subvert host responses to cause disease

JD Sauer

Position title: Associate Professor

Email: sauer3@wisc.edu

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Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Bacterial pathogenesis

Judy Smith

Position title: Associate Professor

Email: jsmith27@pediatrics.wisc.edu

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Pediatrics/Medical Microbiology and Immunology
The intersection of endoplasmic reticulum stress, infectious and inflammatory diseases

Vanessa Sperandio

Position title: Professor

Email: vsperandio@wisc.edu

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Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Enteric pathogens sensing and responding within the intestine.

Adel Talaat

Position title: Professor

Email: atalaat@wisc.edu

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Pathobiological Sciences
Molecular pathogenesis of tuberculosis and paratuberculosis

Thea Whitman

Position title: Associate Professor

Email: twhitman@wisc.edu

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Soil Science
Microbial ecology, terrestrial biogeochemistry, bioinformatics, and stable isotopes

Jon Woods

Position title: Professor

Email: jpwoods@wisc.edu

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Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Pathogenic mechanisms host-parasite interactions